Gem finding multi jacket dangle enhancer

ABSTRACT

The gem finding multi jacket dangle enhancer allows off the shelf earring posts with gems and nuts to be have interchangeable jackets in front of the earring to complement the gem and also to have interchangeable ornaments below the jacket. A gem finding multi jacket dangle enhancer includes a decorative jacket for an earring post that goes between a gem and an earlobe and having a post hole sized to allow through passage by an earring post, and a dangle enhancer dependently attached to said jacket adapted to replaceably holding dangles.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

A gem finding multi jacket dangle enhancer relates to earrings. Moreparticularly, a gem finding multi jacket dangle enhancer relates toearring jackets and dangles.

BACKGROUND

Most women, and some men, have a great variety of types and kinds ofearrings which are in different shapes, styles and colors to match thetype of clothes worn, the time of day and the function to be attended.

The earring must be relatively light, because it is supported entirelyby the wearer's earlobe, and accordingly the mechanism should not addgreatly to the weight of the earring. The mechanism should be relativelysimple. If the mechanism requires a great deal of precision tomanufacture or is complex with several moving parts, its cost may makeit commercially impractical. It is a general object of the invention toprovide a lightweight, reliable mechanism for securely maintaining anearring on the wearer's earlobe, while permitting relatively simpleattachment and detachment.

It is customary for women to change earrings in order to match clothesstyles, the time of day, and the function to be attended. As a result,most women have a great variety of types and kinds of earrings which areof different shapes, styles and colors. In addition, earrings havevarious ear lobe fastening devices including spring clamps and screwclamps which clamp on ear lobes, and post/clutch devices and wire ringdevices which extend through pierced ear lobe openings.

Jewelry is typically selected by a wearer according to a particularmood, fashion choice and occasion. Because jewelry is often costly,however, the wearer may only have a limited number of jewelry items fromwhich to choose. Accordingly, it is desirable to provide a singlejewelry item that can be easily adapted by the wearer to be suitable fordifferent situations.

The following represents a list of known related art:

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The teachings of each of the above-listed citations (which does notitself incorporate essential material by reference) are hereinincorporated by reference. None of the above inventions and patents,taken either singularly or in combination, is seen to describe theinstant invention as claimed.

SUMMARY AND ADVANTAGES

The gem finding multi jacket dangle enhancer allows off the shelfearring posts with gems and nuts to be have interchangeable jackets infront of the earring to complement the gem and also to haveinterchangeable ornaments below the jacket. A gem finding multi jacketdangle enhancer includes a decorative jacket for an earring post thatgoes between a gem and an earlobe and having a post hole sized to allowthrough passage by an earring post, and a dangle enhancer dependentlyattached to said jacket adapted to replaceably holding dangles.

Additional advantages of the invention will be set forth in part in thedescription which follows, and in part will be obvious from thedescription, or may be learned by practice of the invention. Theadvantages of the invention may be realized and attained by means of theinstrumentalities and combinations particularly pointed out in theappended claims. Further benefits and advantages of the embodiments ofthe invention will become apparent from consideration of the followingdetailed description given with reference to the accompanying drawings,which specify and show preferred embodiments of the present invention.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated into and constitute apart of this specification, illustrate one or more embodiments of thepresent invention and, together with the detailed description, serve toexplain the principles and implementations of the invention.

FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of a gem finding multi jacket dangle enhancerin relation to an earring post with gem, and earlobe and a nut.

FIG. 2 shows an embodiment of a gem finding multi jacket dangleenhancer.

FIG. 3 shows another embodiment of gem finding multi jacket dangleenhancer

FIG. 4 shows an embodiment of a gem finding multi jacket dangle enhancerin relation to an earring post with a gem and a nut.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Before beginning a detailed description of the subject invention,mention of the following is in order. When appropriate, like referencematerials and characters are used to designate identical, corresponding,or similar components in differing figure drawings. The figure drawingsassociated with this disclosure typically are not drawn with dimensionalaccuracy to scale, i.e., such drawings have been drafted with a focus onclarity of viewing and understanding rather than dimensional accuracy.

In the interest of clarity, not all of the routine features of theimplementations described herein are shown and described. It will, ofcourse, be appreciated that in the development of any such actualimplementation, numerous implementation-specific decisions must be madein order to achieve the developer's specific goals, such as compliancewith application- and business-related constraints, and that thesespecific goals will vary from one implementation to another and from onedeveloper to another. Moreover, it will be appreciated that such adevelopment effort might be complex and time-consuming, but wouldnevertheless be a routine undertaking of engineering for those ofordinary skill in the art having the benefit of this disclosure.

As shown in FIGS. 1-4, a gem finding multi jacket dangle enhancer 10 isprovided with a jacket 12 for an earring post P that goes between thegem G and the earlobe L, instead of between the nut N and the earlobe L,with a dependent hook or dangle 16 to allow different dangle attachmentsor ornaments O to be attached, switched out, and stacked. As shown inFIGS. 1-4, gem finding multi jacket dangle enhancer 10 includes a jacket12 with a post hole 14 through which an earring post P can be insertedthrough, a dependent dangle 16 attached to the jacket 12 to hook andhold ornaments O has an ornament O receiving portion 18 and a ornamenthanger portion 20. Jacket 12 is a decorative item with a post hole 14through which a commercial off the shelf earring post P can be inserted.Dangle 16 is a curved member dependent from the jacket 12 and having areceiving portion 18 and a hanger portion 20.

In use, user takes an earring which has post P and chooses an ornament Oto hang from the dangle 16 of the gem finding multi jacket dangleenhancer 10 and inserts the ornament O receiving portion 18 of thedangle 16 through the ornament and slides the ornament O down tot thehanger portion 20 of the dangle 16. The user then inserts the earringpost P through the jacket post hole 14, then through the earlobe L, andfinally attaches an earring nut N to the post P to secure the earringand enhancer 10 to the earlobe L.

It will be appreciated that a user can have a number of differentenhancers with differently decorated and shaped jackets 12, 12A. Asshown in FIG. 3, one such shape is a flat disk 12A, and in FIG. 2another such shape is a cupped disk 12. Other shapes and decorativestyles are possible. A user will typically try to coordinate the gem Gof an earring with the jacket 12 and the ornament O. For example, apearl gem G could coordinate with a disk shaped jacket 12A, while theornament O could be dangling diamonds.

Those skilled in the art will recognize that numerous modifications andchanges may be made to the preferred embodiment without departing fromthe scope of the claimed invention. It will, of course, be understoodthat modifications of the invention, in its various aspects, will beapparent to those skilled in the art, some being apparent only afterstudy, others being matters of routine mechanical, chemical andelectronic design. No single feature, function or property of thepreferred embodiment is essential. Other embodiments are possible, theirspecific designs depending upon the particular application. As such, thescope of the invention should not be limited by the particularembodiments herein described but should be defined only by the appendedclaims and equivalents thereof.

1. A gem finding multi jacket dangle enhancer, comprising: a decorativejacket for an earring post that goes between a gem and an earlobe andhaving a post hole sized to allow through passage by said earring post;and a hook shaped dangle enhancer dependently attached to said jacketadapted to replaceably holding dangles provided with loops.
 2. A gemfinding multi jacket dangle enhancer, comprising: a decorative jacketwith a center through which an earring post inserts; a hook shapeddependent dangle attached to the jacket to hook and hold loop providedornaments and having an ornament receiving portion and an ornamenthanger portion.
 3. A method of wearing multijacket dangles, comprisingsteps of providing an earring with a gem, a post, and a nut; choosing ajacket with a post hole and a hook shaped dependent dangle, whichcomplements the gem, wherein said dependent dangle has a receivingportion and a hanging portion; choosing an ornament having a loop tohang from the dependent dangle; inserting the dangle receiving portionthrough the ornament; sliding the ornament along the dangle to thehanger portion; where more than one ornament is to be stacked on thedeflate. repeating the steps of inserting and sliding the dangle untilthe number of ornaments to be stacked is stacked on the dangle;inserting the earring post through the post hole and through theearlobe; attaching the nut to the post.
 4. The apparatus of claims 1 or2, wherein said gem is a pearl.
 5. The method of claim 3, wherein saidgem is a pearl.